The people] Matth. 16. in darknesse] Were in distresse and discomfort, Chap. 8. 22. and 50. 10. seen] Have received much joy and comfort: as Esther 8:16. Psalms 18:28. and Psalms 97:11. and Psalms 112:4. partly temporall, by their deliverance out of captivitie, vers. 4. but chiefly spirituall by the ministery of the Gospel, and the preaching of Christ, Matthew 4:17. Mark 1:14. Luke 1:7. Ephesians 5:14. Seen, for enjoyed, as Psalms 34:12. John 3:36. the shadow] In utter darknesse; extreme miserie: little better then dead, Psalms 23:4. and Psalms 88:3.-6.